THIS IS A WONDERFUL MID CENTURY AMERICAN STONEWARE POTTERY PLATE WITH A DESIGN BY ERNST SOHN FOR THE GLIDDEN POTTERY COMPANY.
THE GLIDDEN POTTERY COMPANY WAS FOUNDED IN NEW YORK IN 1940 AND OPERATED TILL 1957.
DURING THE 1950s GLIDDEN POTTERY WAS ONE OF THE ICONS OF AMERICAN MID CENTURY DESIGN & THEIR PIECES WERE FEATURED IN EARLY EPISODES OF THE CLASSIC 50s TV SHOW, " I LOVE LUCY".
ERNST SOHN WAS A GERMAN BORN DESIGNER WHO MOVED TO AMERICA IN 1936, TO ESCAPE THE NAZIS.
HE BECAME A LEADING FIGURE IN THE DESIGN OF AMERICAN MID CENTURY HOMEWARES.
THIS PLATE IS FROM THE POPULAR "CIRCUS" RANGE & FEATURES A FANTASTIC MODERNIST REPRESENTATION OF A CIRCUS STRONGMAN.
THE UNGLAZED BASE OF THE PLATE IS INSCRIBED " GLIDDEN 35 "
THE PLATE IS IN VERY GOOD VINTAGE CONDITION.
THE PLATE MEASURES 140mm x 140mm x 15mm.